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Rex Ryan: I never asked the Monk about the Regency, I didn’t want to know

Rex Ryan’s ­controversial one-man show, The Monk, bears testament to his superb talents as a theatrical multi-tasker – writer, director, producer and actor – who is undoubtedly destined for great things.

The son of shock-jock Gerry, one of Ireland’s greatest broadcasters who relished pushing the parameters to provoke debate and challenge consensus, has shown that he is a chip off the old block.